Golf Interclub Tournament Association Formed

May 4, 1986|By Stu Calgut

Golfers in east Volusia County who wanted the old Volusia County Golf Association to continue will be pleased to know that a new Interclub Tournament Association has been formed by Jim Ferraro and Whitey Kunselman.

The formats will be four-member teams, two best of balls of foursome, net, 80 percent handicaps with maximum of 18 strokes. Teams will be drawn randomly. Carts will be mandatory and the entry fees will be $18 which includes cart rentals.

Ten dollars from each entry will be place in the prize fund.

For additional information contact Ferraro at 427-3437 or 767-3417 or Kunselman at 255-4517 or 767-9814.

The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's best golf tournament will be Saturday at Pelican Bay Country Club in Daytona Beach. Proceeds will go toward the golf scholarship fund. A shotgun start is planned at 9 a.m. and women and men are invited to participate. Four-member teams will compete with handicaps or individual competition with or without handicaps. Entries close Tuesday. The fee is $50 a player. For additional information contact Jim Brown, E-RAU, Star Route Box 540, Bunnell 32010.

In the Volusia County Inter-Club Tournament at Spruce Creek Country Club, the first-place winner was from Sugar Mill Country Club in New Smyrna Beach. Second place went to Spruce Creek Country Club with DeLand Country Club and Indigo Lakes Golf Club tied for third. Doris Edmunds playing in the championship flight scored 35 1/2 to win the odd holes county event. Gina Gingrass was second with 38. First flight winner was Dee Newton at 35 with Lucy Sloan finishing second with 36. Dot Lynch took second flight honors with 31 1/2 and Ida Herrell second with 33.

In the four club, fun game event played at Glen Abbey Country Club in DeBary, A flight winner was Al Alflen with 68. Second place went to Ray Bailey. B flight was won by Ben Britz with 65. Bob Hale, J.M. Koon and Jim Pollock tied for second with 69. C flight was taken by Bud Warner with 64. Ed Wildermuth finished second with 65.

Golf Tip of the Week: Many golfers know that one of the most difficult shots is the ''buried lie in the trap or bunker against the wind.'' We know that we will get a face of sand if we try to explode the ball; therefore, we tend to lower our chins, bend too much from the back and swing and run at the same time. To play this shot take your towel and wrap it firmly about your neck and tuck it into the shirt front. This will keep your head more erect and knowing that the sand will not get down your back may give you the encouragement to stay down and swing through.